CHICAGO (WGN) — A new court filing in the case of the Chicago Headline Club versus the Department of Homeland Security alleges Border Patrol agents tossed tear gas on a crowd “for fun” and that top officials have been misleading concerning their use of force.

When "Operation Midway Blitz" started in September, it made headlines across the country.

Two months and 3,200 arrests later, the operation has also generated a flurry of litigation over the aggressive tactics used by Border Patrol agents. A federal lawsuit brought by the Chicago Headline Club against Secretary Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security is seeking an end to such tactics.

In a motion filed late Monday, lawyers for various media outlets asked a federal judge to stop what they say is the “widespread, intentio

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